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#74A23D

#74a23d ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#74a23d is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 63.53% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.35% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 87.33°, with 45.29% saturation and 43.73% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 6.78.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2989

Complementary

  1. #74a23d
  2. #6b3da2

Split complementary

  1. #74a23d
  2. #3d42a2
  3. #9e3da2

Analogous

  1. #a29e3d
  2. #74a23d
  3. #42a23d

Triadic

  1. #74a23d
  2. #3d74a2
  3. #a23d74

Tetradic

  1. #74a23d
  2. #3da26b
  3. #6b3da2
  4. #a23d74

Square

  1. #74a23d
  2. #3da29e
  3. #6b3da2
  4. #a23d42

Monochromatic

  1. #243313
  2. #4c6a28
  3. #74a23d
  4. #9ac566
  5. #bfda9e

Shades

#74a23d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74a23d
  2. #689237
  3. #5d8231
  4. #51712b
  5. #466125
  6. #3a511f
  7. #2e4118
  8. #233112
  9. #17200c
  10. #0c1006
  11. #000000

Tints

#74a23d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74a23d
  2. #82ab50
  3. #90b564
  4. #9ebe77
  5. #acc78b
  6. #bad19e
  7. #c7dab1
  8. #d5e3c5
  9. #e3ecd8
  10. #f1f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74a23d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74a23d
  2. #759f44
  3. #769b4a
  4. #789851
  5. #799458
  6. #7a915f
  7. #7b8e65
  8. #7c8a6c
  9. #7e8773
  10. #7f8379
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #899a7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99731 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39445 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #779b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979b36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #929a42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #769e75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74a23d {
  color: #74a23d;
}
Background
.bg-74a23d {
  background-color: #74a23d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-74a23d {
  border: 2px solid #74a23d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74a23d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 162 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 45% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74a23d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74a23d, #42a23d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74a23d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 162 61 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.78 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.46 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.67 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.30 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.33 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.63 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.23 #8b5dc2 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#74a23d  rgb(116, 162, 61)  hsl(87, 45%, 44%)  Olive Drab
#6b3da2  rgb(107, 61, 162)  hsl(267, 45%, 44%)  Purple Heart
#3d74a2  rgb(61, 116, 162)  hsl(207, 45%, 44%)  French Blue
#a23d74  rgb(162, 61, 116)  hsl(327, 45%, 44%)  Twilight Lavender